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Oct. 11, 2008

Seafood Distributor Hauls in $4 Million in Trade Secrets Case

There was nothing shrimp-like about the $4.5 million catch of the day for a San Pedro seafood distributor.

By Noah Barron
Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - There was nothing shrimp-like about the $4.5 million catch of the day for a San Pedro seafood distributor.

A jury reached the multimillion-dollar verdict after a six-week trial that pitted Contessa Premium Foods against a pair of former employees accused of selling for competitors and revealing trade secrets.

Jurors sided against Contessa's former highest-ranking sales managers, Bryan...

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